21-08-2016, 02:44 PM
I arrived at the hotel just in time for the post game analysis of round 3. We were facing some very tough opposition again, and there are basically no easy games in this event. Crucially everyone managed to get off the mark, which should do wonders for confidence. Lennart got a great position out of the opening and eventually managed to wrap up the game. Tariq and Carolina both scored draws from clearly better positions which I am sure they would have converted normally, but can be tricky when you are yet to get a point on the board. The star of the day was Sarah, whose finish could have come straight out of a textbook:
[pos]r1b2rk1/ppq2pb1/4p2p/3pP1pQ/3P4/2PB4/PP1N2PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 15[/pos]
15.Rf6!! Rd8 16.Raf1 Rd7 17.Rxh6 Bxh6 18.Qxh6 f6 19.Rxf6 Rg7 20.Bh7+!
Excellent game and quite rightly submitted for the best game prize.
The atmosphere is very upbeat, everyone is fighting very hard for every point and half point, so let's see what we can do!
[pos]r1b2rk1/ppq2pb1/4p2p/3pP1pQ/3P4/2PB4/PP1N2PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 15[/pos]
15.Rf6!! Rd8 16.Raf1 Rd7 17.Rxh6 Bxh6 18.Qxh6 f6 19.Rxf6 Rg7 20.Bh7+!
Excellent game and quite rightly submitted for the best game prize.
The atmosphere is very upbeat, everyone is fighting very hard for every point and half point, so let's see what we can do!